SPONDYLARTHROCACE 



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SPONGINBLAST 



tion at a vertebral articulation. S. synovialis, in- 

 flammation of the synovial membranes of the articular 

 processes of the vertebrae (Hiiter). 

 pondylarthrocace {spon-dil-ar-throk f -as-e) \c~6v6v\oq , 

 vertebra; apdpov, joint ; naiiij, evil]. Caries of a ver- 

 tebra. 



pondylexarthrosis (spon-dil-eks-ar-thro'-sis) [airdv- 

 dv/oc, a vertebra ; «f, out ; apdpov, joint]. Dislocation 

 of a vertebra. 



pondylitis (spon-dil-i' -tis) [a— 6 v6v?.oq, a vertebra ; trig, 

 inflammation] . Inflammation of one or more vertebras ; 

 Pott's disease. S. cervicalis, arthritis of one or more 

 cervical vertebne. S. deformans, chronic inflamma- 

 tion of the vertebne, of a gouty or rheumatic nature, 

 terminating in ankylosis and deformity. S. tuber- 

 culosa, tuberculous spondylitis. See Pott's Disease 

 in Diseases, Table of. 



pondylizema (spon-dil-i-ze' -mah) [ott6v6v7.oq, vertebra ; 

 i^ena, a subsiding"). Pelvic obstruction caused by par- 

 tial or total loss of a vertebra, in consequence of which 

 the vertebne above overhang the brim of the pelvis. 

 See Spondylolisthesis . 



pondylocace ( spon - dil- ok'- as-e). See Spondylar- 

 throcace. 



pondylodynia (spon-dil-o-din' -e-ah) \a~6vdv7.oc, ver- 

 tebra ; bdivj), pain]. Pain in a vertebra, 

 pondylolisthesis ( spon-dil-ol-is-the' -sis) [ c-6v8v"kog, 

 vertebra; d?JcO>/mr, a slipping]. Deformity of the 

 spinal column produced by the gliding forward of the 

 lumbar vertebrae in such a manner that they over- 

 hang the brim and obstruct the inlet of the pelvis; 

 especially the separation of the last lumbar vertebra 

 j from, and its slipping forward on, the sacrum, 

 pondylolisthetic (spon-dil-o-lis-thet' -ik) \_o-6v6v/.or, 

 vertebra; 67icdr/air, a slipping]. Pertaining to, or of 

 the nature of spondylolisthesis. 



Dondylomyelitis (sp>on-dil-o-mi-el-i f -tis) See Spondy- 

 ! litis. 



xmdylopathia (spon-dil-o-pa f -the- ah). See Spon- 

 j dylopathy. 



>ondylopathy (spon-dil-op'-ath-e) [o~!z6vdv/.oq , ver- 

 tebra ; -adoq, a suffering ]. Any disease of the ver- 

 I tebrae. 



xmdyloptosis (spon-dil-op-to / -sis). See Spondylo- 

 listhesis. 



londylopyosis ( spon-dil-o-pi-o' '-sis) [o7c6vdvlog, ver- 

 tebra; kvov, pus]. Suppurative inflammation of one 

 1 or more vertebrae. 



)ondyloschisis (spon-dil-os' kis-is) [ c~6v8v7x>q , ver- 

 tebra]. Deficient ossification in the arch of the fifth 

 lumbar vertebra ; this is said to be one of the causes 

 of spondylolisthesis. The condition may affect one 

 or both sides of the vertebrae. 



>ondylotomy (spon-dil-of -o-me) [ottovSvAoc, vertebra ; 

 TOftfi, section]. Section of a vertebra in embryotomy; 

 section of a vertebra in correcting a deformity. Cf. 

 Rachiotomv . 



>ondylous (spon' '-dil -us) [a-6v6v7.oq, vertebra]. Ver- 

 tebral ; like a vertebra. 



ondylus (spon' -dil -us) \_ot:6v6v7.oq, vertebra]. A 

 vertebra. 



'onge (spunj) [<xx<Sy)oc, any spongy substance]. In 

 biology, a coelenterate animal of the class Porifera. 

 The sponge of commerce belongs to the order Cera- 

 'pongiee, having a skeleton of horn-fibers (spongin), 

 without proper spicules. S. -animalcule, a sponge- 

 S., Antiseptic, a sponge that has been rendered 

 estructive of germs. S., Burnt, sponge-charcoal made 

 rom fine sponges cleansed and burned, then powdered, 

 ind sifted through a No. ioo silk sieve. S., Com- 

 pressed, a fine sponge, cleansed, exposed to pres- 

 sure, and dried. It is used particularly as " sponge- 

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tents" in gynecology, and in the treatment of masti- 

 tis. S., Fine Levant (Euspongia officinalis mollis- 

 sima), this is the finest sponge of commerce ; it .is ob- 

 tained from the Adriatic Sea, the Eastern Mediterranean 

 Sea, and the Red Sea. S. -graft. See Graf/. S. -graft- 

 ing, a method of promoting the repair of chronic ulcers 

 and other solutions of continuity rebellious to ordinary 

 treatment by the application of pieces of sponge covered 

 with oil-silk. Speedy cicatrization follows as a rule. S., 

 Grass, the Honey-comb Sponge (Spongia cerebri- 

 formis), a poor quality of sponge from Florida and 

 the Bahamas. S. -holder, an instrument, consisting 

 of a rod, which serves as the handle, furnished at the 

 distal end with a device for clasping a sponge. S.- 

 holder, Finger, a sponge-holder having a thimble at 

 one end ; it is used within the throat. S., Horse, 

 Venetian Bath-sponge, Gerbis Sort (Hippospongia 

 equina), the coarsest of all the Mediterranean spcnges. 

 It is obtained along the Mediterranean coast. S., 

 Levant. See S., Fine Levant. S. -method of Vol- 

 tolini, the removal of soft tumors from the vocal 

 bands, by means of a small sponge firmly attached to 

 a suitable handle, introduced into the glottis, and 

 roughly moved up and down. S., Prepared, a sponge 

 rendered soft and elastic, and suitable for surgical uses 

 by soaking in cold water and separation of the cal- 

 careous matter. S., Sheepswool (Spongia gossypina), 

 the finest and toughest of the sponges from the 

 Bahamas and the Florida Keys. S.-tent. See Tent. 

 S., Turkey. See Fine Levant. S., Vegetable, the 

 fibrous network of the fruit of Luff a agyptiaca ; it 

 is used as a sponge-brush and flesh-brush. S., 

 Waxed, a fine sponge, which, after being cleansed, is 

 soaked in melted yellow wax, and then exposed to 

 pressure in a warm press ; it is used to make sponge- 

 tents. S., Worsted, a substitute for sponge in 

 surgery. Cut up coarse, white " four-ply fingering ' ' 

 worsted into lengths of about two meters; tie up a 

 large handful of these in a double thickness of or- 

 dinary "unprepared gauze," boil them for an hour 

 or more, and put away for use in a 1-20 carbolic 

 lotion. S., Zimocca (Euspongia zimoccd), the flat, 

 tough sponge of commerce, obtained from the 

 Adriatic, about the Greek Islands, and the coast of 

 Barbary. 



Spongia (spon'-je-ah). See Sponge. Carbo spongiae. 

 See Sponge, Burnt. Pulvis spongiae ustae. See 

 Sponge, Burnt. S.cerata. See S. , Waxed. S. Com- 

 pressa. See Sponge Compressed. S.cynorrhodontis, 

 S. cynosbati, bedegar; an excrescence occurring on 

 various species of the wild-rose, due to the puncture 

 of cynips rosae. S. fluviatilis, small sponges found 

 on stones and on water-plants in streams, ponds, and 

 marshy places. S. lacustris, a Russian variety used 

 by homeopaths in the preparation of a tincture. S. 

 officinalis. See S. frceparata. S. praeparata. See 

 Sponge, Compressed, and S., Prepared. S. Usitatis- 

 sima, sponges with fine pores cleansed and pressed. 

 S. usta. See Carbo spongia. 



Spongiform (spun' -jif-orm) [<r~6yyoc, sponge ; forma, a 

 form]. Resembling or having the physical characters 

 of a sponge. 



Spongin (spun f -jin) [pTto^-yia, also (nzSy/oc, sponge]. 

 In biology, the horny substance forming the skeletal 

 fibers of the ceratose sponges. It resembles silk 

 in chemic composition, but differs from it in being 

 insoluble in an ammoniacal solution of copper sul- 

 phate (cuproso-ammonium sulphate). It is also called 

 spongia fin. 



Sponginblast (spun' -Jin-blast) [oiroyyta , sponge ; 

 P?.acrr6c, a germ]. In biology, a spongin-secreting 

 cell. 



